Media mogul Barry Diller’s People offers to buy MGM Resorts for over $18bn
Summary
Barry Diller’s company, People Inc, has offered to buy the casino operator MGM Resorts for more than $18 billion. People owns about 26% of MGM and plans to buy the rest of the company at $48.30 a share in cash, which is about 10.6% higher than MGM’s recent stock price.Key Facts
- People Inc is run by media mogul Barry Diller.
- People owns 26.1% of MGM’s common stock.
- The offer price is $48.30 per share in cash.
- This offer values MGM at over $18 billion.
- MGM shares rose more than 10% in early trading after the offer.
- MGM owns about 40% of the Las Vegas Strip properties.
- MGM has faced slow visitor numbers in Las Vegas but grows through its China properties and digital gambling business BetMGM.
- This deal follows another big casino takeover: Tilman Fertitta’s company buying Caesars Entertainment for $17.6 billion.
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